4th of July

We have been really enjoying summer. So much that we haven't posted photos in a couple of months.

We enjoyed the 4th of July with lots of family and friends.


Claire and her buddy Maddie post 4th of July parade.

Claire, friends: Drew and Ava, cousins: Brodey and Bridget.

The families Andres, Jacobsen, Green and Meyer.
Getting ready to head out to the parade.
Anna and her "boyfriend" Eli.
Claire on the bouncy slide.
Brodey, Bridget and Claire bouncing.

Anna matches expressions with Great Uncle Bob pre-fireworks.

Star Wars Birthday

We celebrated Ryan's birthday in style! Even Kelsey (the girls' big sister for the week) was a good sport and put on a Star Wars shirt.

Anna is 1!

Anna doesn't have enough words for a birthday interview (you can check out the one I did with Claire), so Claire and I completed it for her.

Anna's Favorites
Color -- not known
Number -- 1
Toy -- Claire's toys and Anna's toy piggy bank
Place to Go -- Gymfinity and playing outside
Sport -- throwing balls down the driveway...is that a sport?
City -- not known
Sister -- Claire!
Food -- Woodchips and sand (Claire said this, but it seems to be true). She loves to put EVERYTHING in her mouth. She is also a big fan of meat: meatballs, meatloaf, chicken enchiladas, lunch meat, tilapia.
Game -- Peek-a-boo
Friend -- We're not sure about this one yet.
Thing to Wear -- Nothing. She prefers being naked.

Happy Birthday to our Anna!!!

Diaper Champ

Anna is earning her keep. A nearby grocery store hosted a crawling race. Anna took 2nd place and $75 in diapers! Woo hoo! Now, where is the crawling race that funds college?

Easter

Spring Break

More Spring Break photos of Claire, Anna and their buddies Elanor and Otto.

South Carolina

Spring Break 2009 landed us in South Carolina with our buddies The Hubers. I will post more photos later, but here are some pics of the girls looking happy and warm with the youngest Hubers; Otto and Elanor. The drive was long (Mapquest's 18 hours = 22 with necessary wiggle breaks), but soooooooooooooo worth it. Temps in the 70s, the beach...I'm ready to go back.